HMS Victorious (S29)
Faslane, Scotland in April 2013.
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Name | HMS Victorious |
Laid down | 3 December 1987 |
Launched | 29 September 1993 |
Commissioned | 7 January 1995 |
Homeport | HMNB Clyde |
Status | In active service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Vanguard-class submarine |
Displacement | 15,900 tonnes, submerged |
Length | 149.9 m (491 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | In excess of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), submerged |
Range | Only limited by food and maintenance requirements. |
Complement | 135 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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HMS Victorious is the second
Victorious was built at
Operational history
In November 2000, while travelling on the surface, Victorious grounded on Skelmorlie Bank in the upper Firth of Clyde in Scotland.[3]
She became the second of the class to refit, during which time she was fitted with a Core H reactor ensuring that the boat will not need to refuel again until the end of its service life.[4] In 2008, she underwent sea trials before resuming patrols in 2009.[5]
In 2013, Victorious completed the UK's 100th deterrent patrol by a Vanguard-class submarine.[6]
In 2022, Victorious was forced to surface in the North Atlantic after a fire broke out in an electrical module. A Royal Navy spokesperson said the submarine was not actively deployed on a continuous at-sea deterrent (CASD) patrol, but was instead en route to the United States for a series of exercises. Victorious subsequently returned to her homebase in Faslane, Scotland.[7]
Affiliations
- The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland
See also
- Letters of last resort
- List of submarines of the Royal Navy
- List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
- Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom
- Royal Navy Submarine Service
- Submarine-launched ballistic missile
- Trident nuclear programme
References
- ^ "Vanguard class submarine". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.
- Minister for Defence Equipment, Support & Technology (2 November 2010). "Nuclear Submarines: Accidents". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 693W–694W. Archived 9 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "HMS Victorious". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "HMS Victorious leaves Plymouth after three-year refit". justplymouth.com. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Victorious summer ends with divisions for submarine's crew". Royal Navy. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Nicholls, Dominic (7 November 2022). "Royal Navy nuclear-armed submarine forced to abort mission after catching fire". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.